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I tried cornmeal flour and baking soda with plaster , the rats ate it for months but never hurt them , thats when I went with the TomCat rat baits. they really worked within a month.

Thanks tllav. I'm going to 14$ a lb or 35 for a whole.

I could adapt to the 16 wks if I had the barn space. right now I have 10 grow outs at 8 wks and 17 kits 3 wks old. I had been separating kits by sex until last litter I tried separating by litter, that didn't work the bucks started mounting the does and fighting in the cage at 10wks, Now we...

We battled the Rats for a few months this year. Our cages are anchored the the back wall of the rabbitry,and hung by chains in the front. back wall is Tin with insulation and plywood inside. Cages are 1X2 wire sides and tops and 1X1/2 bottoms with baby wire. 3 inchs up on sides. We saw rat...

We battled the Rats for three months or so this year. THANKFULLY we did not lose any kits. They would run above cages attached to the back wall.and hung in front by chains. we would find rat droppings in the feeders and food bowls. I caught one in a large snap trap before all the others learned...

Woops thanks dlynn for the Pics.

Thanks guys! I don't have pictures But I agree with Ladysown I am under selling my self. I have been harvesting at 10 to 12 wks and have realized 2.5 to 3.25 lb dressed rabbits. If I went 14wks and could sell them for 25 to 30 $ it should definitely off set the pellets and oats. Thanks...

PS. You may need insulation under the tin roofs it gets hot in the summer. I had to insulate my metal roof on the barn. It will get EXTREMELY hot for the rabbits in summer and could lose some.

Welcome aboard Phlip_Side: If you check with Ablebreeze here in the blog she can get you started with Tamuks. She has several for sale. She lives close to you also, you said you live in Dixie Co. Her rabbitry is in Fort White. I traveled there from North Fl. to purchase some Tamuks to start a...

THANKS Everyone, very enlightening.

THANKS A MILLION Kusanar314

How much should rabbit meat cost, whole or quartered up with tenderloins. I have kind of figured out to cover the cost of feed and packaging ,and cover the feed and care of the 4 breeders. I came up with $18 whole or $10.50 a pound for quartered and frozen. This includes waste disposal bags...

Just saying: I think I would cull the doe if she starts killing all kits , time for a new breeder.